NHER 35728 (Find Spot record) - Undated, Iron Age/Roman, Early Saxon and medieval to post-medieval finds

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Summary

Sporadic metal-detecting between 2000 and 2018 recovered a Neolithic retouched flint flake, Early Bronze Age flint arrowhead; a medieval Spanish coin as well as undated, Iron Age/Roman, Early Saxon and medieval/post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated lead plumb bob; an Iron Age/Roman terret fragment; a Roman harness fitting and strap fitting; Early Saxon brooches including an equal-armed brooch and a medieval/post-medieval thimble and lead weight.

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Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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August-September 2000. Metal detecting. [1].
Iron Age/Roman terret fragment.
Roman objects and three Early Saxon brooch fragments.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 October 2000.

October 2001. Metal detecting.
Early Saxon equal-armed brooch.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 14 December 2001.

February 2012. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 medieval silver Spanish coin.
Medieval/post-medieval thimble.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 December 2012 and P. Watkins (HES), 25 September 2023.

May 2012-April 2014. Metal-detecting. [3].
Undated lead plumb bob.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 June 2014.

May 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 October 2014.

January-July 2018. Metal-detecting. [5].
Neolithic retouched flint flake.
Early Bronze Age unfinished flint arrowhead.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 1 April 2020.

Associated Sources (1)

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Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (10)

RETOUCHED FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
ARROWHEAD (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1500 BC)
HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
PLUMB BOB (Unknown date)
HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
THIMBLE (Medieval to 16th Century - 1350 AD to 1550 AD)
COIN (Medieval to 16th Century - 1474 AD to 1504 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 11 2023 5:08AM